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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was the rent which Lalami and her boyfriend shared when she moved out of Koreatown to a better area?
(a) $1200.
(b) $1700.
(c) $750.
(d) $900.

2. What similarity does Lalami note between Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh's testimony?
(a) Both men admitted not watching their accuser's testimony.
(b) Both men refused to testify.
(c) Both men offered compelling arguments against their accuser.
(d) Both men said their accuser's testimony was compelling.

3. What term did Peggy McIntosh term which refers to “a range of systemic unearned advantages that benefit white people” (98).
(a) White power.
(b) White fragility.
(c) White anxiety.
(d) White privilege.

4. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?
(a) They are virtually invisible.
(b) They are monitored.
(c) They are praised.
(d) They are treated as ordinary.

5. What job does Lalami discuss in "Inheritance" which she got right after grad school?
(a) Editorial writer at Channel One News.
(b) News Anchor at CBS.
(c) Marketing Coordinator at a local non-profit.
(d) Advertising sales at The L.A. Times.

6. In "Caste," what does Lalami say about women and silence?
(a) Women are encouraged to speak up and speak out.
(b) Silence is considered a natural condition of women.
(c) Silent women are looked upon with suspicion.
(d) The feminist movement put an end to the history of silencing women.

7. What year did California begin fingerprinting welfare recipients?
(a) 2014.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1974.

8. In "Inheritance," Lalami writes that she and her brother were treated the same until she turned what age?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 16 or 17.
(c) 11 or 12.
(d) 3 or 4.

9. What are some ways Lalami says she saved money after moving in with her boyfriend to a better neighborhood?
(a) The apartment was close to their jobs, so they did not need cars.
(b) The apartment was furnished, so they did not need to buy anything.
(c) She had a washer and dryer, so she saved on having to go to the laundromat.
(d) They had a better kitchen to cook meal rather than get takeout.

10. At the end of "Do Not Despair This Country," what does Lalami say must be overturned?
(a) The Muslim ban.
(b) Restrictive voting policies.
(c) Roe v. Wade.
(d) The militarization of borders.

11. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the crack epidemic in the 1980s?
(a) Mass incarceration of Black men and women.
(b) More access to drug treatment.
(c) Drug prevention education became more prevalent in schools.
(d) The stigma against drug addiction was shattered.

12. What is something Lalami says all citizens should have access to at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?
(a) A living wage.
(b) A furnished home.
(c) A travel stipend.
(d) A nice car.

13. What is one way that Lalami suggests equal voting rights can be achieved?
(a) Putting an end to poll taxes.
(b) Banning literacy tests.
(c) Making election days a holiday so people can have paid time off work to vote.
(d) Providing free transpiration on voting days.

14. How does Lalami say her editor responded when a famous columnist asked her to sit on his lap?
(a) He told the columnist to be respectul.
(b) He laughed.
(c) He told Lalami she should do what she is told.
(d) He fired the columnist.

15. What does Lalami say about Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett at the end of "Caste"?
(a) They worked hard for their money.
(b) They have more wealth than 160 million other Americans.
(c) They have used their wealth for the greater good.
(d) They are not as wealthy as people think.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lalami's impoverished state during grad school different from others in her apartment building?

2. At the start of "Tribe," Lalami states that white people tend to be uncomfortable discussing what subject?

3. What Jefferson quote does Lalami note at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?

4. What does Christine Blasey Ford accused the Supreme Court nominee of doing?

5. At the time of Trump's promise of a Muslim ban, how long had it been since a national of the countries in the ban perpetrated an attack on U.S. soil?

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